warm toes :)

Hi my friends.

I'm sitting here by the fire, It is freezing cold in Oslo today, and we wear all the woolen clothes we can find in our houses. ;)

A really good day to knit or do something with warm soft wool and yarn.

I think this was the perfect day to share some really cute slippers I recently made, and they are SO comfy, soft and warm.

These are great gifts.

So easy and fun to make.

You tell me you are no knitter ...

Well, Don't worry! This pattern is for beginners and non knitters. ;)

It took me one evening to knit these slippers. ( and I'm a slow knitter!!)

So it is still time to make a few of these as gifts for christmas. :)

Mine are made with double tread of Mirasol from Du Store Alpakka, and knitted on needle eur #4.

You can use what ever yarn you like the best, just adjust the needle-number to fit the size of you slipper.

Size:

5/6½ - 7½/9 – 9½/10½ (US sizes)

35/37 - 38/40 – 41/43 (EU sizes)

Foot length: 22-24-27 cm / 8¾”-9½”-10 5/8”

Materials: DROPS ALPACA from Garnstudio

50 g for all sizes

For a more hard wearing slipper use DROPS Fabel or DROPS Delight.

DROPS POINTED NEEDLES size 3 mm / US 2or3 - or size needed to get 24 sts x 32 rows in stockinette st = 10 x 10 cm / 4'' x 4''.

SLIPPER:
Worked back and forth on needle. Beg with strap over foot. Cast on 8-8-9 sts on needle size 3 mm / US 2or3 with Alpaca. Work GARTER ST – see above – for 8-8-9 cm / 3 1/8"-3 1/8"-3½", cut the thread and slip sts on a stitch holder. Cast on 18-20-23 sts (= towards mid front), work in sts from stitch holder and cast on 15-16-18 sts (= towards mid back) = a total of 41-44-50 sts.
NOW MEASURE PIECE FROM HERE! K 5 rows on all sts (first row = WS). Work next row as follows from RS: 1 edge st in garter st, K1, * P2 in next st, K2 *, repeat from *-* until 3 sts remain, P2 in next st, K1 and finish with 1 edge st in garter st = 54-58-66 sts. Continue with K over K and P over P and 1 edge st each side in garter st. When piece measures 16-17-18 cm / 6 1/4"-6 3/4"-7" work next row from RS as follows: 1 edge st in garter st, K1, * P2 tog, K2 *, repeat from *-* until 4 sts remain, P2 tog, K1 and 1 edge st in garter st = 41-44-50 sts. K 5 rows on all sts, bind off loosely.

ASSEMBLY:
Fold slipper double and sew tog each side inside 1 edge st. Sew strap to the other side of slipper, edge to edge.
Knit 1 more slipper in the same way.

The pattern for these slippers are by DROPS design

You can find the pattern in Norwegian HERE.

:)

The slippers look like little knitted handbags when finished .... :p

But as soon as they are put on they fit so well to the feet. :)

Thanks for stopping by my blog today.

Have a great weekend - and keep you toes warm. ;)

Giftbags

Hi my friends.

Thank you SO much for all your wonderful, encouraging, lovely comments on my new papers. It really means alot to me, and all your love makes me totally happy. :)

The scrapbooking exhibition "stempel scrap" this weekend was SO much fun.

Loveed to meet all the incredibly creative, inspiring, wonderful scrapbookers and cardmakers that attended the show.

I think This show must have been the best for 3ndypapir ever, and I'm totally blown away by the great welcome people gave this christmas line 2010.

THANK YOU!

Here are some of the little gift-bags and gift boxes I had at my boot. I promised to share pictures and patterns.

You can find all the patterns at the 3ndypapir blog, or download them at 4shared by clicking under each and every picture .

The bucket-pattern (picture above) can be found here

all papers used for these giftbag are 3ndypapir, "hilsen gudrun" cristmascollection 2010.

:)

scallop giftbag

gift box

envelope-box pattern

gavepose-cover

Cookies for you :)

Hi my friends.

Hope you are all fine.

Thank you SO much for all your kind, encouraging and wonderful comments on my last blogpost.

You all made my heart smile

:)

It is tuesday today.... This week is the most busy so far in 2010.

I'm working all day and all night with new designs

so please stay tuned ;)

And - yes, please forgive me yesterday ran by too quickly.

I'll leave you with some cookies and one of my favorite giftboxes, made using some of my favorite patterned paper ;) ;)

A delectable treat that can be rustled up quickly and eaten almost straight from the oven.

Ingredients
100g/3½oz good dark chocolate
125g/4½oz unsalted butter
100g/3½oz granulated sugar
75g/2½oz soft brown sugar
1 egg
2 tsp vanilla sugar
150g/5¼oz plain flour
(I use at least 75g/ 2 1/2 oz rolled oats instead of half of the the flour)
½ tsp baking powder
a pinch of salt


Method
1. Heat the oven to 190C/375F/Gas 5. Line two baking sheets with baking parchment. Chop the chocolate into little chunks and set aside.
2. Heat the butter in a small saucepan very gently until it has just melted. Meanwhile, put the two types of sugar into a mixing bowl. Pour the melted butter on top of the sugars and beat well with a wooden spoon.
3. Add the egg and the vanilla and beat until well blended.
4. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into the mixing bowl and stir them in, then add the chopped chocolate.
5. Dot heaped pudding spoonfuls of the mixture over the lined baking sheets, leaving plenty of space in between them--they really spread out while baking.
6. Wearing oven gloves, put the baking sheets in the oven and bake for 8-10 minutes, until the cookies are just turning golden brown. (If you have a glass door on your oven, watch the extraordinary transformation as these cookies bake--one moment you've got lumpy brown dough, the next, you have pale golden cookies, their shiny surface a network of cracks.)
7. Leave the cookies on the baking sheets to harden for a couple of minutes, then carefully lift up the baking parchment and transfer them to a wire cooling rack.
8. You can eat these cookies warm, but they are also good cold, and they store well in an airtight tin.

:)


Make a giftbox like the one above. Add cookies or some other good stuff - and VOILA, you probably made the day for the person you decided to give the box filled with some heavenly good cookies.
:)

Happy creating!!

And thanks for popping by!

:)

HOME for Christmas :)

Hi my friends and WELCOME to my "HOME for Christmas". It's 2nd of december today, and here in Oslo the weather finally changed from grey, wet november-rain to ice-cold, crisp, frozen december-winter-weather. We made the seasons FIRST ginger-bread yesterday, and the gingerbread smell fill the house. We also decorated LOTS of gingerbread "lollies" for the christmas marked next weekend. These cute lollies makes great gifts for the kids friends and the kids in the neighborhood.

I used pre-made gingerbread dough. (I don't have any really good gingerbread recepie :( ) Anyhow, the premade from IKEA works fine too :)

I cut the cakes with a round bowl and used a small cookie-cutter to make the shape in the middle. Added a lot of cruhched candy in the "window" before baking the cookies in the oven. The candy will melt and make the cute window. Let the cookies cool of for a while before you take them away from the baking-paper.

I've decorated the cookies with sugar frosting. :) Here are some pictures from cold, sunny Oslo today. Look at the frozen rose. Amazing, huh?:

Maybe some of these....or some other of the outdoor pics I took today will find their way to some friends walls during christmas. Beautiful outdoor photos allways makes great gifts :)

I made this little giftbag and filled it with a secret gift for my SIL today. Have to make one more for my BILs wife too ;) ;) The bag is super easy to make. You can download the pattern below. :)
Perfect for a little gift or to fill with some sweets.

Have a WONDERFUL day! and THANKS for popping by!

HOME for Christmas

Hi all!

I'm SO excited to welcome you to my Home for Cristmas :)

You are invited to join me every wednesday and friday for all kinds fun and homemade for Christmas.

I reall LOVE this season, and hope you'll enjoy this as much as I will.

WELCOME HOME!
This little gnome welcomes you to her neighbourhood.

The houses can be a cute decoration - and I also made them so they are gift-boxes!!

How fun is that!

Fill the house with some sweet treats and give it to your neighbours or friends next door.

Download and print pattern.

(click on the picture to make it larger and right-click to save)

Print or trace all the lines of the house on the back side of your patterned paper, and CUT along all solid lines.

Fold along all dotted lines, and glue the sides and bottom of the house.
Leave the roof open - this will be the lid of your giftbox.
:)


Now, cut out the "extra" pieces of paper for the roof and glue it on top of the box-roof.


The birdhouse is ready to be embellished and filled with something good. :)

I have used alot of glitter-glue along the sides of the roof to make it look "frozen". Embellish with ribbons or whatever you like.

I have used all patterned papers by 3ndypapir.
AND, I'm SO glad to announce 3ndypapir brand NEW Etsy shop is open!!
All our international friends are welcome to shop.
Norwegian and scandinavian friends may contact me by e-mail for info on how to buy the papers. :)

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This little giftbag is perfect for a little gift to a friend.
Super fast and easy to make.
Just print or trace the pattern on the back of your patterned paper.
Cut around the box and all the way down to the dotted lines.
Do NOT cut along the solid lines of the middle part of the box (between the dotted lines)!!
It is going to be in ONE but with all the flaps cut so they can easily been fold.
Fold and glue.
Your bag is ready! :)



So for now:
THANK YOU for popping by!!
Hope to see you again on friday for more christmas fun.
:)